Friday, February 26, 2010

A Fantasy Candy-Coated Future

EJ and Sami agree not to tell Rafe about the new ransom note.

Maggie lectures Carly for what she has done to Melanie.

Daniel almost tells Melanie she's his daughter, but cops out.

Maggie continues to have health problems.

Daniel is still furious with Carly for keeping the big secret from him.

Arianna tells Rafe to cut EJ some slack.

Melanie tells Arianna she's glad finally to be part of a family.

Anna worries that EJ's plan is going to have a bad ending.

Instead of the full-blown family ceremony, Rafe conducts a mini-ceremony for Sydney.

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Arianna asks Brady, "When are you going to realize that she will never be out of your life."

EJ yells at Anna, "I would like my children to grow up as one family."

Rafe asks Sami, "So what did he say to you?"

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Let Mr. FBI Take Elvis Down

Vivian attempts to kill Melanie, but has second thoughts. Melanie asks Vivian to kill her.

Bo and Hope grill Gus, and then rush to Melanie's hospital room.

EJ says Stefano is dead to him. Stefano decides to let the FBI take EJ down.

Carly tells Daniel he is Melanie's father. Daniel blows his fatherly stack.

Carly asks Bo to come and be with her. Hope contemplates the joy that a double funeral would bring.

Vivian tells ghostly Lawrence she couldn't kill Melanie.

Rafe and Sami set up a family memorial for Sydney. EJ joins them, but stops it because of a new development.

EJ tells Sami he thinks Sydney is alive and says he's received a new ransom note.

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Daniel asks Melanie, "Can I say something to you."

Rafe tells Arianna, "The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that EJ is up to something."

Sami tells EJ, "He deserves to know the truth."

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Melanie's Father

Bo tells Hope he loves Carly, but they put their personal differences aside to work together on Melanie's shooting.

Chloe worries that her relationship with Daniel has become strained.

Maggie counsels Melanie.

Victor and Stefano vow the person who kidnapped Sydney will die.

EJ finds Sami and Rafe in bed and comes totally unglued.

Will refuses to believe Sydney is dead.

Rafe asks Stefano if he thinks EJ has been behaving strangely.

Vivian sneaks past the guard and prepares to kill Melanie.

Carly drops the big bomb on Daniel... that he's Melanie's father.

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Carly says, "I couldn't tell you." Daniel says, "You couldn't? Well why in the hell does that not surprise me?"

Vivian moans, "Oh, God... oh, God..."

Victor shouts at Phillip, "You wanna make sure somebody gets punished... she's your target."

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Bad Vibrations

Carly tells Melanie Trent isn't her real father.

Sami discovers Rafe crying over the loss of Sydney.

Victor tells Hope protecting her won't get Carly out of Bo's bed.

Stefano gets the bad news about Sydney's "death" and vows to get back at EJ. Kate comforts him.

EJ tells Anna the time has come to leave town with Sydney and Johnny.

Before leaving town, EJ goes to Sami's apartment and finds her in bed with Rafe.

Phillip lectures Bo for not telling him Carly is Melanie's mother.

Hope accuses Bo of being in love with Carly.

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Victor says, "Death to whomever did this." Stefano repeats, "Death..."

Melanie screams, "Carly, leave me alone!"

Vivian says, "Melanie Layton Kiriakis will die tonight."

Friday, February 19, 2010

The Three Stooges On Crack

Melanie wakes up and comes unglued when she finds Carly in her room.

EJ spreads the word that Sydney is dead. He asks Brady to break the news to Nicole.

Arianna tells Brady that Sami isn't being fair with Rafe.

Bo questions Victor about his role in Melanie's shooting.

Phillip gives Vivian both barrels, plus a fireplace poker. He goes to the hospital upon hearing the news that Melanie is awake.

Abe thinks Bo is mishandling Carly's case because he's personally involved. Ya think?

Victor tells Vivian she'd better tow the line or she'll go to jail.

Daniel stops Phillip from going into Melanie's room while Carly is in there.

Carly tells Melanie she is her mother.

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EJ screams at Rafe, "What are you going to do? Are you going to bring Sydney back?"

Bo tells Vivian, "Carly's on the street right now."

Melanie yells at Carly, "Get out of here!"

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Hey Chloe You're Nuts — You Should See A Shrink

Nathan and Stephanie play in their Romper Room Hideaway unaware that Melanie's life hangs by a thread.

Daniel arranges for Chloe to see a therapist.

Hope checks herself out of the hospital.

Bo scratches his life savings together to pay Carly's bail. That doesn't exactly thrill Hope.

A fools parade shuffles through Melanie's room spewing platitudes.

Daniel catches Carly sneaking into Melanie's hospital room. She talks him in to letting her see Melanie.

Justin tells Phillip Vivian tried to kill Melanie and Victor knew about it.

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In lieu of show previews today, we have a tribute to Frances Reid.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

The Black Widow

Forensics reports the blood on the clothes found in the river is Sydney's. Sami nukes.

EJ tells Anna he's taking Sydney to have a new life with her brother.

Sami turns her wrath back on Rafe and blames him for the ransom SNAFU. She calls Lucas and asks him to come to the pub to be with her.

Abe arrests Vivian for attempted murder. Bo arrests Carly.

Lawrence's ghost taunts Carly.

Melanie makes it through surgery. Phillip begs her to fight.

Kate blames Victor for what happened to Melanie.

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In lieu of show previews today, we have a tribute to Frances Reid.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

That Homicidal Bitch

Chaos reigns at the Kiriakis mansion in the aftermath of Melanie's shooting.

They haul Melanie off to the hospital.

Everyone in town, including the Salem Mardi Gras parade, marches through the hospital waiting area.

EJ throws Sydney's bloodstained clothes into the Salem River. The cops find them and Rafe gives Sami the bad news.

Justin overhears Hope say she loves Bo.

Bo finds out Carly told everyone Melanie is her daughter.

Nathan and Stephanie romp.

Daniel operates. Melanie flatlines.

Kate threatens Vivian. EJ threatens Anna. Carly threatens Vivian. Phillip threatens Carly. Victor threatens Vivian. Viewers threaten to turn off their TVs.

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Bo says, "Vivian will not get away with this." Carly says, "She already has."

Dr. Daniel operates, "Don't you dare give up, Melanie."

Sami screams and flails at Rafe, "I don't care about who is responsible!"

Friday, February 12, 2010

Shacked Up With A Hack

Bo rescues Hope and rushes her to the hospital.

The sonogram Daniel has arranged for Chloe shows shocking results.

EJ goes off the deep end ranting about Sami re-re-re-uniting with Rafe.

Rafe breaks the world's record for repeating himself when he vows to get Sydney back.

Phillip's wedding inspires Brady to move his relationship with Arianna along.

Abe and Lexie share a tender, loving but completely meaningless conversation.

Vivian attempts to push Melanie off the roof, but Carly saves her the trouble and shoots Melanie instead.

Stephanie and Nathan hustle off to Alpine Valley.

Will gives Mia a Valentine's Day present.

In her fit of post-shooting insanity, Carly reveals to the world that she is Melanie's mother.

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Victor tells Vivian, "If Melanie dies, it's going to go very badly for you."

Kate tells Lucas, "If she hurt Phillip, she is going to pay."

Phillip yells at Carly, "Is Melanie your daughter?"

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Mean-Spirited And Inappropriate

Hope busts in to rescue Carly. She tells her Melanie wasn't poisoned because Victor switched combs. She arrests Vivian.

Gus escapes and traps Carly and Hope under a pile of boxes. Vivian heads out to find Melanie.

Unconscious Melanie misses the start of her own wedding.

The ceremony finally continues and Phillip and Melanie are married.

Nathan shows up at the wedding, but doesn't go inside.

The guests mingle at the wedding and the usual sniping and nastiness takes place.

In a desperate effort to get Sydney back, Sami and Rafe have monkey sex.

EJ arranges for Anna to take Sydney off where no one can ever find her. He gets upset when he finds out Sami and Rafe are back together.

Bo and Dr. Daniel wonder where Carly went.

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Stephanie says, "I really want to find true love. I think I can find that with you."

Vivian tells Melanie, "I have a life-changing gift I want to bestow on you."

EJ yells at Sami, "To hell with you. To hell with Rafe."

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Zero Tolerance For Ex-Girlfriends

Pre-wedding activity continues at the Kiriakis Mansion.

Vivian forces Carly to watch remotely as she puts the poison tiara on Melanie's head and Melanie starts to feel sick.

Carly overpowers Gus and sends Vivian a text using his phone, telling her to come to the warehouse right away.

Victor assures Hope that Vivian is under control.

Chloe tells Daniel she is pregnant.

Melanie gives Stephanie a note to deliver to Nathan. Stephanie reads it and doesn't give it to him.

Nathan talks Maggie into going to the wedding.

Maxine wonders what happened to Carly.

Victor gives Phillip some fatherly advice.

Lucas tells Kate he's going to make sure she doesn't mess things up at the wedding.

Lexie lectures Stefano for not telling EJ about Sydney.

Hope figures out Victor is up to something.

The poison completely overpowers Melanie.

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Sami says to EJ, "Actually I... I have something I should tell you."

Brady knocks, "Melanie, are you OK in there?"

Carly rushes Vivian, "I'll kill you! I'll kill you!"

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

That Vile, Trashy Woman

The Kiriakis Mansion bustles with pre-wedding activity.

Vivian makes several attempts to place the deadly tiara on Melanie's head, but all of them are interrupted.

Chloe discovers she is pregnant, but Daniel is too tired to hear the good news.

Gus kidnaps Carly from her hospital room.

Maggie has a breakdown and tells Melanie she can't come to the wedding.

Arianna and Stephanie offer their support to Melanie.

Phillip lectures Lucas for talking to Melanie about Nathan.

Nathan avoids the wedding.

Hope and Justin figure out that Melanie is Carly's daughter.

Carly and Hope both call Bo for help, but Bo is nowhere to be found.

Kate talks Stefano into going to the wedding. Stefano arranges to neutralize Vivian.

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Lucas tells Kate, "I'm gonna make sure this wedding goes off without a hitch."

Victor tells Hope, "Vivian is not going to hurt Melanie."

Carly watches Vivian place the tiara on Melanie's head on a computer and yells, "NO!"

Friday, February 5, 2010

The Last Of The Luddites

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Melanie and Stephanie take Nathan back to Maggie's place to sober up.

Lucas discusses Nathan with Melanie.

Anna convinces EJ to let her keep taking care of Sydney.

Vivian tells Victor about Kate trying to steal the present.

Victor warns Kate to back off and threatens to have her barred from Phillip's wedding.

Rafe and Sami make up and discuss whether they should have sex. You'll never guess how that one turns out.

Kate tries to get Carly to give her details on her relationship with Melanie.

Melanie tells Vivian she can't marry Phillip.

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Carly pounds on the Kiriakis mansion door, "Come on. Somebody open he door, please. I need to speak with Melanie."

Kate tells phillip, "I do know you have to keep her away from the wedding."

Vivian tells Melanie, "You're gonna marry Phillip, even if it kills you."

Thursday, February 4, 2010

She's Lying Through Her Fangs

Rafe grills EJ about Anna.

EJ finds out what Anna did and fires her. Anna makes indirect threats.

Nathan gets drunk and tells Melanie it bothers him that she's getting married.

Carly arranges things so she can't go to Melanie's wedding.

Vivian retrieves the deadly gift just as Kate is about to have Melanie open it. Vivian and Kate trade insults.

Brady counsels Sami to work things out with Rafe.

Kate tells Carly she thinks they can help each other.

Sami thinks Rafe should stay away from her. Until they start frolicking in her living room, that is.

Chloe talks to Stephanie and becomes confused. This happens to a lot of people when they're talking to Stephanie.

Chloe has a long talk with Father Matt and thinks she's pregnant. Father Matt denies he's the daddy.

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Victor asks, "What are you two plotting, Vivian? Tell me now."

Carly tells Kate, "All right. I'll tell you what you want to know."

Rafe tells Sami, "We haven't lost Sydney. She's out there somewhere but we're going to find her. I promise you that."

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

A 'You Snooze You Lose' Kind Of Girl

Kate steals the lethal gift Vivian has for Melanie.

We learn what's inside the box.

Melanie asks Maggie to be "Mother of the Bride" in her wedding.

Hope threatens to keep Ciara from Bo.

Carly thinks she should move out, but Bo tells her he doesn't want to lose her, too.

Hope questions her circumstances when she sees Justin sharing a tender moment with Ciara.

Rafe grills Anna about being at Sami's place.

Anna tells Sami she's sure Sydney is being well cared for.

EJ tells Sami he's taking Johnny on a cruise. Sami throws her standard hissy-fit.

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Kate asks, "Why were you so afraid to let her open that, Vivian?"

Sami says, "It's just better if he stays as far away from me as possible."

Rafe asks EJ, "Is it just me or do you suddenly seem... really nervous?"

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Chaudfroid

EJ evicts Stefano from the DiMera mansion. Stefano refuses to leave.

EJ and Arianna celebrate her freedom with a couple of beers. Brady and Arianna celebrate with a roll in the hay.

Bo discovers Carly's shredded clothes and thinks Ciara did it.

Bo tells Hope Carly is moving back in. Hope says he can't see Ciara again.

Melanie and Phillip discuss wedding arrangements.

Phillip asks Kate to share the Mommy spotlight with Vivian at the wedding.

Vivian arranges for a deadly gift for Melanie. Melanie tells Vivian she's like her guardian angel.

Carly apologizes for being so hard on Nathan. Daniel wonders why Carly is so interested in Nathan and Melanie.

Roman challenges Anna on her lie and suggests she go see Sami.

Rafe discovers Anna at Sami's place.

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Kate tells Maggie, "Well, I need to talk to Melanie. I have to warn her about Vivian."

Rafe grills Anna, "Tell me who you are and what you know."

Hope lays down the law to Bo and Carly, "I will not let it go on. I'm putting a stop to it right now."

Monday, February 1, 2010

Beware Of Enterprises That Require New Clothes

EJ gets stern with Anna and reminds her he's the one in charge.

Hope finds Lawrence's letter in the secret box and jumps to the conclusion that Carly's baby is Bo's.

Melanie asks Stephanie to be in her wedding.

Arianna gets good news from Roman, and tells him Anna is back in town.

Roman calls Anna and she tells him she's in Spain.

Victor tells Justin to stay away from Hope.

Bo asks Carly to move back in with him. He discovers Carly's clothes scattered and ripped up at home.

Vivian and Gus plot to kill Melanie. Victor tells her to leave Melanie alone.

Nathan botches an operation.

Melanie questions Stephanie about her upcoming trip to Alpine Valley.

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Stefano tells Kate, "Elvis is evicting me from my own home."

Bo stoops down, "Carly is a nice person. You might like her." Ciara says, "NO! I hate her! I hate her!"

Hope asks, "What are you up to, Vivian?"